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Prince George, B.C., Thursday. July 1(), 1945
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I the fine
 Dorothy LaPointe of Prince George is seen on the extreme  u Lieot. F- G. Blake, RJMLC. sport* oificer, explains some  otot* of tbe lifle* Thc fooraome, serving with the CWAC oy   Military College, Kingston, have won their Expert Badges,�  honors of the Dominion Army Marksmen competitions. jwn kit to rifht they are: Pte. Florence Stewart, Charlotte town, . j;erpt. Edna Cashman, Simcoe, Ont; Pte. Irene Spence. Tor-tad Pt�- LaPointe,                                   (Canadian Army Photo)
tmmit Lake
[ked with .000 Trout
tit Lake was stocked Sunday about 10,000 Kamloops. trout by "Bud" Bell, president of
Georce Rod & Gun Club.
pproxmwtely a 15 per cent loss I sustained on the trip from the
tery maintained by members I bants of ihe Nechako and now jcentir of activity as other trips [planned to further stock district
appreciative member in the was Alex G. Bowie, who was proof of earlier stocking of l&lce when Mr. Bell afforded him nee to catch his first Kam-i trout.
11-inch fish  was  caught   on rst strike, off the lodge oper-by Mr. and Mrs. Jack Adems, } following in quick order.
Infectious tnihusiasm of the kiir.2 fisherman led Mrs. Adems | prepare an out of the lake Into i frying pan meal much relished novitiate. Mr. and Mrs. Don lertson were weekend guests. nit catches were  reported by parties on  the  lake, whose and fly casting were halt-|tty Sunday's deluge.
ED NTKKO LAKE rd Clare, hatchery commit-J chairman, made a trip to Nukko Monday evening, transporting ) fingerlings.
Ill is proposed to place 40,000 trout "Clurulz Lake. 25,000 in Six Mile and 10,000 in Bednesti  Lake Edition to securing 50,000  ko-� later on in the season. i club recently  received  100,-"t cgRs from Kamloops  to one  of  its  major   under-, keeping trout lakes in Prince e district at pre-war standard Wing to the number of trout lakes annually.
^ Uads Canada ^are of Brakes
"li*h Columbia  emerged  from national brake emphasis  pro-with an extremely creditable ^according to summaries pro-George  H.  Clark,   In � of Port George sub-division, * Police.
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14 per cent of the vehicles in Canada were ne six second brake check, 5*1" cent of such  vehicles D Pass the check. Percentage of  failures   was � B-C.. with 8.34 per cent, 1921, in Alberta; 15.-��1.96, P(iskti t-c h cwtin', i: 1355, Ontario; 27.-20^7, New Brunswick; rn,    ^cotla:  and  W.04  per
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remove one sugar, guest'a ration bo^fc.
Hart to Discuss Alaska Highway Project in East
Alaska Highway construction is one of the major items to be taken up with federal authorities when Premier John Hart goes to Ottawa in August. This was intimated by the premier following a conference with a delegation from true advisory council to Hon. Mon: C. Wall-gren. governor of the State of Washington, held in Victoria on Friday.
Premier Hart said he was most anxieus to see the highway constructed on a basis of co-ordinated effort between Canada and the United States. Co-incidental with the premier's announcement was that made by Kirby Billingsley. head of the American delegation, who advised tfte premier thr.t President Truman. �upon his return from Europe, would immediately ^ret in touch with Prime Minister Mackenzie King to negotiate with him on construction of the highway on a mutual basis.
Sketch Plans For Hospital Coming Aug. 7
Directors of Prince George Hospital tentatively decided Tuesday to meet August 7 to study sketch plans of the propsed new hospital preparatory to final revision upon which blueprints will bo based.
Satisfaction was expressed at/pro-' gress being- mnde in preparing plans, based on an inter^&xciiange of correspondence^-''
Miss- lX>rothy Saunders. matron of Prince George Hospital, and Ivor B. Guest, director, were delegated to arrange a suitable wedding gift in appreciation of the 15 years of service to the hospital of the former Mercedes "Trudy" Knight, who recently married Frank Green.
Advice was received from Victoria that establishment of a home for the aged in Prince George cannot be considered at the moment owing to shortage of building materials and labor.
Interest of directors in acquiring mi R.A.P. building from the local nrmy camp either for use as a gar* dener's quarters or emergency nurses1 "quarters will be registered with the War Assets Corporation.
Rains Ease Fire Hazard n Forests
Drenching rains over the weekend ended the condition of high hazard! that existed in Fort George Forest District and ended the vigil maintained by the B.C. Forest Service.
The downpour effectively halted several small fires in the Punchaw region where the largest, 10 acres in extent, and smaller blazes, were quickly extinguished by the rain, although requiring continuance of a patrol to see that they do not revive.
The situation today was reported as normal by local B.C. Forest service officials who reiterated the need of picnickers and campers observing all precautions while in the woods.
Fire permits, cancelled Just before the rain came, have been resumed on a seven-day basis, subject to instant recall should cendi-tions warrant.
Extensive Replacements Needed After Series of City NVater Main Breaks
George Crate, former constable on on the police force here, is in town on holiday from his tourist ranch at Lucerne.
With 12 bursts in city water mains <� since the severe earth tremor on May 12, an emeigency meeting of civic committees was called Monday by Mayor Jack Nicholson to deal with the problem created by increased frequency of the breakages. A full dress review of the problem will be made Monday by the City Council of the situation created by out-lived water mams installed 29 years ago.
It is likely that outcome of discussions next Monday will be an immediate survey to determine the ex-
! tent of replacements.
j FLOODING AVERTED
Prompt action by John Mallis, as-
! sisted   by   S.   McLean   of   Shelley,
i averted   flooding   of   Ben   Baird's
Miss Macdonald also won praise  ! store-   Thursday,   when  a   10-inch
1 main  burst opposite Arnold's Taxi
NORA MAODONALD. who was graduated from Prince George Junior-Senior High School, was the recipient of the $175 scholarship awarded by the Hon Harry G. Perry, minister of education
for her entry in tho essay contest sponsored by Canadian Pacific Air Lines on the advantages of air transportation.
In addition, she was the sole entrant from the school to try for the Lieutenant-Governor's District scholarship.
Central B.C. Stands To Benefit Greatly From Tourist Trade
Publicity Party En Route to Tweedsmuir Park Urges Preparation for Visitors' Influx
Central    British   Columbia,   and a especially  Tweedsmuir Park, south ! of Burns Lafcf. can expect considerable publicity from a party of Vancouver and  Vancouver Island  businessmen tourist directors and for-; estry officials, who are now started . on a two-week circle tour of water-; ways in the provincial park.
Nine members of the party were j entertained here at dinner Saturday I night by the Board of Trade, and , three of the advance party, D. T. : Thomson, A. L. Woods and N. F. ; "Dick" Pullen were guests at Rotary Club luncheon Friday.
The advance party proceeded: from here by car to Ootsa Lake, while the main party flew there by chartered plane Sunday after making the
Ray Willistori New Principal For All Schools
Appointment of Ray Williston, 31, recently discharged from the R.C.-A.F.. and formerly resident in aggressively sports-minded New Westminister, was confirmed Friday as supervisory principal of all schools in Prince George, South and Central. He was chosen from a number of applicants for the position. s Mr. Williston met trustees at a meeting in the Junior-Senior High School.    He   is  now   visiting  other
trip to Prince George Saturday by j schools in the southern part of the
province  to  study  supervision programs.
Trustees of South Fort George and Fort George have agreed to his supervision being extended to include their areas.
Irvine Moss, secretary, announced his Intention of  holidaying at the
j on Third Avenue. The flood swept J around onto George Street from I Third Avenue and inundated the I ground floor of B. G. Parker's store j to a depth of two inches, leaving a heavy deposit of clay silt.
A further burst occurred In front of the Prince George Hotel.
Minor tremors on Monday awakened many residents between 4 and 4:32 a.m., their accounts indicating that at least two distinct tremors occurred, although not registered by instruments at the airport, where meteorologcal services, might have been expected to have been jarred, as occurred May 12 to instruments of R. B. Carter.
City Council has had  under advisement recommendations of  past bodies for full-scale replacement of water  mains   as  a  post-war mea-; sure when, it was felt, the project i could be undertaken as a rehabili-J tation measure. � PLANS ALTERED
This  scheme   fell   through   when
Change of Mind Lost Man $200
It will be a long time before Morras Warren changes his mind again during the purchase of a sweepstake ticket.
Approached by Aid W. E. Kir-schke to buy a ticket on the Rotary Club's Fraser River barrel sweep, Mr. Warren quickly stated his choice of time. "Put down 52 hours, 35 minutes, 35 seconds." he said.
"Slow down a bit," Aid. Kir-schke requested. "What was your guess�52 hours, 35 minutes, and what?"
Oh, make it 52 hours, 35 minutes�and, and, oh�45 seconds.
That 10 second increase in time lost him the first prize of $300 but brought him the second award of $100.
H. M. Brandner Chairman of IWA Sub-Local
Prince George membership of sub-local 1,424, International Woodworkers of America, elected an executive Saturday at a meeting in the Elks' Hall, naming H. M. Brandner, chairman; A. S. Newman, vice-chairman; A. J. Brandner, secretary; Clarence Henderson, warden, and CaLvin Es-tes, conductor.
Members will meet again Sunday at 7 p.m. in the Elks' Hall. L Discussion  -regarding   an   eight-hour day and  a 40-Hour week re-suited in it being generally felt that j City Council was advised last year   a 44-hour week would make avail-
i that projects such as contemplated were beyond the scope of the national plan and considered as purely local enterprises.
Emphasis has been placed by Mayor Nicholson on road improvement undertakings which have brought many city streets up to a standard hitherto unknown.
That emphasis may now be placed on water mains creates a sore problem clue to the shortages of cast iron pipe which is considered the logical solution to local needs.
C.P.A. regular service.
Central ^British Columbia will benefit-greatly from the tremendous -ptSst-war development of the tourist industry the visitors told local businessmen.
Mr. Bird asserted the tirne_was now ripe"to "hit the Provincial Government" for paved highways up the Cariboo, and he advocated the abolition of road tolls..
Tourists will come here in spite of choking road dust but, Mr. Bird pointed out, greater dividends from the tourist industry will bo derived if the roads are paved. MORE ACCOMMODATION      .
So large might the tourist business become that Prince George would be caught without sufficient accommodation, the visitor warned.
Coast.  He is expected to be absent three weeks.
Dragging Resumed For Boy's Body
Accompanied from McBride to j Penny by Sergt. George H. Clark, In j charge of Fort George sub-division, | BJ3. Police, Constable Thomas R. I Maxwell of McBride detachment resumed dragging operations of the ! Fraser Kiver on  Tuesday  for  the
Freak Accident Injures Child
Hilariously funny as a movie gag,
: the   accident   which   befell   Garry
Smith, 7-year-old  son of  Mr.  and
Mrs. Harry Smith of Willow River,
i resulted Wedneday in him sustain-
i ing a compound fracture of his right
leg three inches above, the ankle.
Caught in the bight of a rope, the
j child was hauled aloft during hay
' loading operations when the horse
! started   forward  lifting   a  bale   up
toward the barn door.
Mr. Smith, carloader at Willow River, rushed his son to Prince George Hospital, where he was admitted at 11:30 a.m.
The party of businessmen en route | body of Clarence Riggs, 11-year-old to Tweedsmuir  . Park    had    joined j son   of   Mr.   and  Mrs.   Bert Riggs, forces with the B.C. Forest Department to publicize British Columbia's
(See TOURISTS, Page Two)
Establishing Four Gamps For 160 Road Workers
missing since July 7.
Search of the river, between Guil-ford Sawmills where he was last seen and the mlllporid at Penny where a peavey he was using floated into the boom, was abandoned when a rise in the river level made further operations impractical.
With a fkil having occurred in the level of the Fraser, it was felt that a further search was Justified.
Work preliminary to the setting up of four camps each employing about 40 men on Pine Pass Highway construction is under way with officials of Campbell Construction Co.Ltd., New Westminster; andFred Mannix & Co., Calgary, active at present arranging priorities for necessary materials.
The two companies are understood to have Joined contracts in order to push work from both ends of the highway and are expected to complete preliminary work by snow in jrder to push through the job next year.
With a considerable surplus left in funds assigned for the project, it is anticipated that approaches from Prince George and from Dawson Creek to the specified stretch of highway route may be brought up to standard of a Class 3 highway.
Such work entails considerable relocation of the route from here to Summit Lake which is now underway by a government party headed by Col. Ralston.
Harry L. Hayne, locating engineer for the B.C. Government, arrived Friday from Kamloops. coincident with, departure of company officials for the Cbaat to speed deliveries.
Fall Fair Prize Lists and Entry Forms Available
Fall Fair prize lists and entry forms are now available and may be obtained from most stores and at the Prince George Post Office.
"Persons Intending to exhibit on August 21 and 22 and compete for the many prizes are asked to mail their entry forms to me as soon as possible," said T, B. Tobiasen, fair secretary.
Inspecting Crops, Weeds in District
Inspecting district fertilizer trials and crops, S. S. Phillips, Victoria, B.C. field crops commissioner, was in town over the weekend and proceeded to Vanderhoof Tuesday.
He was accompanied by J. W. East-ham, Vancouver, plant pathologist, who is studying weeds and poisonous plants throughout Central B.C.
J. E. Manning, district agricultur-r ist. joined the inspectors in their trip west.
able more employment for those re-! turning from  the armed forces or from war industries at war's end.
Job Stewards appointed for Prince George area are Clarence Hender-, son, R. Brandner, H. M. Brandner, A. J. Brandner, E. Kellner, Calvin Estes, W.  Mossman,   H.  Nelson,  P. ; Petzinger and W. Turner. Member- . ship was reported at 200.
Application    for   certification   as ! bargaining agency for Six Mile Lake Sawmill  has  been  made  following : elections there on Friday.
W. Mailhoit was elected chairman, j with J. S. Coutts, secretary of the j sub-local. Job stewards are A. New-; man and M. Warren.
The   grievance   committee   comprises E. Byman and M. Mandruk; ! accident prevention, W. Mailhoit, E. Snyder, R. Hardy and J. Teichroeb. The Six Mile Lake Sawmill sub-; local will meet July 27.
|Mrs. H. McLeod Died Wednesday
Mrs. Nellie McLeod, 59. widow of , the late Herman McLeod, died at. j 8 ajn. on Wednesday in Prince j George Hospital where she was ad-; mitted a month ago following ' a ' lengthy illness.
She was born In Lakenheath, Suf-| folk, England, in 1885.
She is survived by her mother. Mrs. Alice Parker, and three daughters. Mrs. E. "Helen" ^Godfrey, of Windsor, Ont.; Mrs. C. "Alice" Jones. Toronto; and Miss Penelope McLeod. Trail.
Funerarservices will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. in . Knox United Church by Rev. F. E. Rurmalls, Ass-man Funeral Chapel In charge of arrangements.
The relatives make the special request that there be no flowers.
WEATHER  FORECAST
Today: Light to moderate winds, fair, becoming partly cloudy afternoon and evening; occasional light rain showers in late afternoon. Warm.
Friday: Moderate winds, partly cloudy, increasing to cloudy in the afternoon. Light rain showers, slight-
ly  lowered warm..
temperatures,  generally
GETS SIX  MONTHS ON  THEFT   CHARGE
Committed for trial on a charge of retaining stolen goods, William T. Kerr elected speedy trial and pleaded guilty before Judge Eric D. Woodburn in County Court to n charge of theft, being sentenced to six months in Oakalla as the first charge was withdrawn by P. E. Wilson, K.C.. crown prosecutor.
Kerr was escorted south to Oakalla on Monday by Cpl. Norman O. DeWltt, in charge of; the city detachment, B.C. Police.'